Cross-linguistic Differences and The Role Of Working Memory in Processing Double-embedded Relative Clausesed relative clauses

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dc.contributor.advisorO'Brien, Mary
dc.contributor.authorLisanik, Martin
dc.contributor.committeememberSedivy, Julie
dc.contributor.committeememberPexman, Penny
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-05T18:31:56Z
dc.date.available2016-07-05T18:31:56Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.date.submitted2016en
dc.description.abstractEnglish double-embedded clauses, from which the middle verb is omitted, are often perceived as grammatically correct and processed faster than clauses with all mandatory verbs. This phenomenon is called Grammaticality Illusion (GI). It has been hypothesised that this effect occurs as a result of a failing working memory. This is because such sentences require the reader to keep several incomplete dependencies in working memory (WM). GI has been consistently found in languages like French and English, but not in German. This led to the assumptions that if GI is caused by failing WM: German native speakers and potentially proficient speakers of German might therefore have a more robust WM. This thesis examines the role of WM in the processing of the double-embedded clauses. It also focuses on the differences in the processing of these clauses among participants in three groups: English-German bilinguals, English monolinguals and German native speakers.en_US
dc.identifier.citationLisanik, M. (2016). Cross-linguistic Differences and The Role Of Working Memory in Processing Double-embedded Relative Clausesed relative clauses (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25492en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/25492
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/3103
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectEducation--Bilingual and Multicultural
dc.subjectLinguistics
dc.subjectLanguage--Modern
dc.subjectLiterature--English
dc.subjectLiterature--Germanic
dc.subjectPsychology--Cognitive
dc.subjectPsychology--Experimental
dc.subject.classificationWorking memoryen_US
dc.subject.classificationdouble-embedded clausesen_US
dc.subject.classificationEnglish-German bilingualsen_US
dc.subject.classificationgrammaticality illusionen_US
dc.subject.classificationsentence processingen_US
dc.subject.classificationPsycholinguisticsen_US
dc.titleCross-linguistic Differences and The Role Of Working Memory in Processing Double-embedded Relative Clausesed relative clauses
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineGermanic, Slavic and East Asian Studies
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (MA)
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